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Unknown — Cassone de mariage de forme tombeau en bois peint, Toscane, XVIe siècle et plus tardif
Unknown

Cassone de mariage de forme tombeau en bois peint, Toscane, XVIe siècle et plus tardif

A Tuscan painted wooden marriage chest (cassone) from the 16th century or later, featuring a hinged cover adorned with scrolling foliages and a central medallion. The central panel is decorated with flowers, fruits, animals, and two coats-of-arms, though much of the piece has been repainted with significant losses.

Medium
the hinged cover painted with scrolling foliages and a central medalion, the central panel adorned with flowers, fruits, animals and two coat-of-arms, on paw-feet (losses, entirely repainted except some parts of the central panel)

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Style Paris : Mobilier et objets d'art

July 1, 2022

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Lot 110

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Unknown, Cassone de mariage de forme tombeau en bois peint, Toscane, XVIe siècle et plus tardif

A Tuscan painted wooden marriage chest (cassone) from the 16th century or later, featuring a hinged cover adorned with scrolling foliages and a central medallion. The central panel is decorated with flowers, fruits, animals, and two coats-of-arms, though much of the piece has been repainted with significant losses.

Medium
the hinged cover painted with scrolling foliages and a central medalion, the central panel adorned with flowers, fruits, animals and two coat-of-arms, on paw-feet (losses, entirely repainted except some parts of the central panel)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Cassone, Painted Wood, Decorative Arts, Heraldry, Marriage Chest, Tuscan, Furniture, Renaissance

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art